Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine

DULAC, La. (AP) — Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived Thursday to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy flower bouquets.

“It’s like this almost every time the water comes up, but this is the only place for them,” said Bergeron, 51, who recalled her sister’s casket being unearthed when Hurricane Rita ravaged the area in 2005.

“That was rough, trying to bury somebody twice,” she said.

From cemeteries to homes to businesses and parks, Gulf Coast residents, many still reeling from the devastation of

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